Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Canada
Canada: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) was 0.7994 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Canada, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2024, methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Canada stood at 0.7994 Mt CO2e.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Canada peaked at 1.67 Mt CO2e in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.7943 Mt CO2e, in 2023.
That places Canada 52nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.25 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 1.11 Mt CO2e | -11.5% |
| 1972 | 1.08 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 1 Mt CO2e | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9993 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9699 Mt CO2e | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9336 Mt CO2e | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9377 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9029 Mt CO2e | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8967 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.8805 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8812 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9042 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.8926 Mt CO2e | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8906 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.8924 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9463 Mt CO2e | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8426 Mt CO2e | -11.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8752 Mt CO2e | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8436 Mt CO2e | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.64 Mt CO2e | +94.9% |
| 1991 | 1.63 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.57 Mt CO2e | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.64 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 1.67 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.61 Mt CO2e | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.6 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.54 Mt CO2e | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.61 Mt CO2e | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 1.56 Mt CO2e | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9737 Mt CO2e | -37.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8581 Mt CO2e | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8573 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8345 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8694 Mt CO2e | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9115 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8995 Mt CO2e | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 1.02 Mt CO2e | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 1.04 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.05 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9674 Mt CO2e | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 1.04 Mt CO2e | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9949 Mt CO2e | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1 Mt CO2e | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 1.13 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.11 Mt CO2e | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.07 Mt CO2e | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.09 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.06 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9667 Mt CO2e | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8905 Mt CO2e | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8528 Mt CO2e | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8279 Mt CO2e | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7943 Mt CO2e | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7994 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.7994 Mt CO2e is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0603 Mt CO2e, 13.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +94.9% | 0.8436 Mt CO2e | 1.64 Mt CO2e |
| 2000 | -37.6% | 1.56 Mt CO2e | 0.9737 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 Mt CO2e | 0.8967 Mt CO2e | 1.25 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8849 Mt CO2e | 0.8426 Mt CO2e | 0.9463 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 Mt CO2e | 1.54 Mt CO2e | 1.67 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9323 Mt CO2e | 0.8345 Mt CO2e | 1.05 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 Mt CO2e | 0.9667 Mt CO2e | 1.13 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.833 Mt CO2e | 0.7943 Mt CO2e | 0.8905 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Canada?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Canada was 0.7994 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 Mt CO2e in 1994.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7943 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
- Canada ranks 52nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).